New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-30
MIR. PUNCHS MANUAL FOR YOUNG
RECITERS.
From Punch, oct. 81.

facial nerves. smartng behind the eyes, increasing OBJ
struction he throat and general conviction that.
unless something occurs to make them laugh at once,
they will be- irresisbly compelled to sob ike SO many
seals II s perhaps. lttle Odd-but the taste exists,
and he taken into account The sole drawbacks are
that. ofen tho means adopted to secure the desired
might almost he described as false that the incdoats
occasionally have too little relation TO rea, IRE ana Una
what might have proved smnently TOUCHING; Is married
by some involuntary association with the ludicros and
sroegae |" MS to PreserU ooT ms pPs in
which the blemis'es nc has limited at nave pecn ssu
tcareompeiiing- tho common onion. You will find
you produce favorable impression al once Dy an
nouncing II as
Positively TIE LAST PERFORMANCE
90" mns'co~e wim a'"crh s1gg'son in yoDr n,a'-
ihaerant cat and Canarv rroHn> Brgin riM a slo'o
and soD,r,chat dspreSsed shake " tie head as II IN
dtSccr 10 imdgindry inquirer
No VIC amt perfomn to-day sir, and tho boys are all
Al seem the mice in mournin aud the cats in chokers
But I'm giving the show a rest, dye secl for didn't
ten su6dsdD For my eadin comedians left me-
CErlanafory pcrcciring you not understooi)-the
brindle Kinairy- OnOrc iHpdfietiHV Bobl
what ye dom cmberi tsGprise) Not him as wore
the oonc o Turkey red ..,... -.
What rode in gllcd kcrridgc with at an plunes on
And as soon as we d taken tanner 'ud fire saloot
There was Talent inside o. that bird, there was,
never see IL In one. (ErcitedH)
trhosophic binrrncss) Well hos soon forgot but I've
often thought as n dsh keeps longer than Fame!
fSd,len cDDJchcis and restored cordiduy) Oh, 20
didn't know him as BoJF sec-no that
his prcac name.
used ~ announce him In public on moro long WIND
chr,,tcned him "GinoraI Moultly." (apologeieailV
which he I'D rather gone at the tail;
And bird more poplar never performed on perlpa
thctc stage.
s wa, slos sure OF round OF applause as soon as he
quilted the cage
For thoroughly hcntered into the part he was down
And be never got fluffy" "quccrcd the pitch,"-
ls9stwse. till the hother day
thought he'd bin hovcrc1ertn hs'ei and ud DETER DO
ont Of the bill.
But wasn't till yesterday hevenin I'd any ideer he was
Then see he was rough the top of his cd, and his
And it dawscd on me ike a t6underbolt-" Great Ev
jngs" groaned. -" rnr Pr" Gg"sc here 10 en-
phasi-r -, trSm"nious Cruelty NJ his dfSi0rsTyl.
Well 'odbin trabin ,i,s!s % hundsrstudy the part.
(ino,c Or,iindTv tonr Tor Mis)
And sent him on acknowledgement he done his best,
but he admit notion o Hart
80 left ne pitch as sosn AZ | could, and msania to
cut scros. one O. them budin sites left run
lin 10 waste. "
And er. and there wiuderc,s 'ousc with the look OF
C7,y 10 punt ms ,c>nc rieb tr IN, a.Iiecc background
iscssclifiod fpr irhdt IS torOmc)
A storm had bin naging about all day ANA IT broke,
youll remember. At last .
'Grrcd or. gettn' atc-and the Gineral sink
CTou arc noc appreachng ne ha,yorng paart bit keep
yourS,if u r,s,frc fpr he presents
Bat All on suiIinS card him glvo kind Of feeble
Hap
And stops aad scz N 'opcfn way, "why, you're up
"A bold me'plor appiief 10 bird, I'a characteristic
ne sDcdkcrJ
Sink your roic Tnen soc by the look OF hs sorrow-
mi no thnkiu': "Afsre 20.
I'd Ike to perform the la,t-of the dear
cyotc. and nuke your a"noe feei n, touch Of Mature
hcrc)
And seq with Eetch In my voice. "You shall :" and
whipped the sheet oil the board,
''nrS ~ &c pair o Fesilcs and fastened Tho Tight
Then propped the Glneral up place which he
And -ot tho tables a-'parrng ami tho mice aclinb.
(B~iid p0c rloi> sccae graduai'y theatre i ncighbor
hood. No fo'i obs,nc, ~ by,foai,rs. ne iurh
nr'a''pi"g stH 0'f ne hVmGle entertainment
fput company tnrousl their trcA,-and they made
Tor they performed FOR orlence Ike they did
from slch
And TIE mouse what usually boygc.l fetched Nag, with
Aye. worked tho Show IN hAt lonely place to tho
sound o. the muttcris storm.
Right through TIL come 10 tho nnish-thc part he
iIc on OF the IN q mnuit cssed by puGe,-
lie pccsed that incompetent sisain TIL he made him
stand % one side
Well l.t Ike ayin. good cry Mc,,-but the time
admit como for that,
80 slipped his uniform his cad, and tisd on his
And his tiuy kcrrlgc, and drored alcns by
ooling 'appy and pleased with hlss.lf got EN-
10 do ~ twice. Tone ~ af,cftOuQte rcJosOecii0H.
Tho very tlbbies they gaLcd him tscn with their
lcyos diatlE' In haw,
lie obb.ed slg 10 thc cannon with the match IN his
wasted claw,
Tncvc- cart that aforo give such a tromeuous
pp-
tSolca.ly) Aud peal thunder responded. as seemed
al the shop
Tor a second B,b stood the lightning, 50 noble, and
bdd. AID big
Then a stacgcr nutter broken
crp-tyof ran aoti immensely 10 me egcct hire byd
ific 0pproprrifc drfiOn. Pause and gre time for
SooIlH hust Ia mn il,Dn me dudioncr H,on, iciM q
toccd cdiu. rs II yJU doilg riolcHcc 10 your
oi0i fc'iHGsl-he was orr, sir,-la SIight 0dp -
heI 'oppcd the twlg!
Scco,d hutsc: Hcu mare brSkiy bat shH rim strong
rHOfiOit IN The ti0sc.)
ylu We The hex ptuaton OF the Grape round tho
Tables nccks
And KIN understand why close TO day :" in token OF
our cspcck."